Archives for August 2005

‘Too bad J.P. Losman won’t get to see the Green Bay Packers’ defense any more this season.’

‘”I think he does a pretty good job,” Gbaja-Biamila said. “He’s very athletic, and usually when you think of an O-lineman you hope that he’s not as athletic so you can use your quickness. Even when I used my quickness to beat him around the corner he’s able to recover, and that’s what a left tackle needs. I remember playing him in Chicago, and I think he’s improved a lot since then.”‘

‘The guy is a superstar in the making. He started 11 games last season and gained 1,128 yards. He scored 13 touchdowns. This year, he’s capable of a lot more – you fantasy nuts can put him down for, oh, 350 carries, 1,500 yards and 15-16 TDs.’

‘”If they put me in a position to be successful, I can go out there and I can prove myself,” Haddad said. “The more opportunities I get the more confident I am of what I can do.”‘

‘Marc donated a kidney to Michael earlier this month, nearly 14 years after donating bone marrow to him in another life-saving operation. Michael, now 26, still isn’t sure that he has adequately repaid his brother. “There’s no way to put a price on it,” he said. “The best we could do was to buy him season tickets for the Bills.”‘

‘Running around the field as if he were playing sandlot football, the Buffalo Bills 24-year-old quarterback gave a taste of things to come, leading the Bills to a 27-7 victory over the Green Bay Packers Saturday night.’

‘After watching the lead-footed Drew Bledsoe enable opponents to experience the joy of sacks the past three seasons, it was fun seeing a Bills quarterback who wasn’t a sitting duck in the pocket. It was fun watching a young man on the move.’

‘Sure, Losman has a lot to learn. In fact, he may be too eager to run, taking off at the slightest sense of pressure. But opposing defenses can’t just plan on sending everyone at the quarterback and piling up the sacks like they did against Bledsoe.’

‘”That guy (Losman) may be stealing our blocks,” said Bills running back Willis McGahee, who eased concerns about his minor knee tweak from last week with a six-yard touchdown run. “Keep watching him … You don’t know what he can do at any point of the game.”‘

Sharp Favre highlight of 27-7 preseason loss to Bills (Green Bay Press Gazette)

‘Culprits’ sought on special teams (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Packers rotate guards (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Favre scores on first series, sits rest of game (Green Bay Press Gazette)

De fence needs de best Packers’ pun (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Favre look-alike leads double life (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Nothing special (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Young linemen face cuts (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Saturday’s game gallery (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Two-for-three in loss (Wisconsin State Journal)

Favre Continues Hot Streak, Special Teams Falter (Packers.com)

‘J.P. Losman showed the Buffalo Bills that he can provide at least one thing his predecessor could not.’

‘Lionel Gates led the Bills with 36 rushing yards on seven attempts and capped the scoring with a 14-yard touchdown run with 9:52 to play. Rian Lindell added two field goals, including a 54-yarder, in the win.’

‘Losman, did at times, seem to have ‘happy feet’ and scrambled when sometimes it was not necessary to do so. One occurrence led to a safety after getting sacked in his own endzone. Lucky for him, the Packers were called for defensive holding to nullify the play. Bills coaches and players were vocal in letting their QB know that taking unnecessary hits is something to avoid. His scrambling though did lead to some nice gains as well throughout the first half.’

‘Without Favre, the Packers managed a mere 108 yards of offense the rest of the game.’

‘Down 7-0, the Bills responded with 27 consecutive points. They improved to 2-0, marking only the second time the team has opened a preseason with two straight wins — and first since 1966.’